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Antonio Alfonseca
Antonio Alfonseca (El Pulpo and The Octopus)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 235 lb.

Born: April 16, 1972 in La Romana, D.R.
Signed by the Montreal Expos as an amateur free agent in 1989. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 17, 1997
Final Game: September 23, 2007
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1997 25 FLA NL 1 3 .250 4.91 17 0 2 0 0 0 25.2 36 16 14 3 10 3 19 1 0 1 123 82 1.792 12.6 1.1 3.5 6.7 1.90
1998 26 FLA NL 4 6 .400 4.08 58 0 27 0 0 8 70.2 75 32 32 10 33 9 46 3 0 1 316 99 1.528 9.6 1.3 4.2 5.9 1.39
1999 27 FLA NL 4 5 .444 3.24 73 0 49 0 0 21 77.2 79 28 28 4 29 6 46 4 0 1 325 134 1.391 9.2 0.5 3.4 5.3 1.59
2000 28 FLA NL 5 6 .455 4.24 68 0 62 0 0 45 70.0 82 35 33 7 24 3 47 1 2 0 311 104 1.514 10.5 0.9 3.1 6.0 1.96 MVP-22
2001 29 FLA NL 4 4 .500 3.06 58 0 52 0 0 28 61.2 68 24 21 6 15 3 40 5 0 2 268 138 1.346 9.9 0.9 2.2 5.8 2.67
2002 30 CHC NL 2 5 .286 4.00 66 0 55 0 0 19 74.1 73 34 33 5 36 3 61 3 0 1 330 101 1.466 8.8 0.6 4.4 7.4 1.69
2003 31 CHC NL 3 1 .750 5.83 60 0 17 0 0 0 66.1 76 43 43 7 27 3 51 2 0 0 296 74 1.553 10.3 0.9 3.7 6.9 1.89
2004 32 ATL NL 6 4 .600 2.57 79 0 11 0 0 0 73.2 71 24 21 5 28 5 45 0 0 5 313 168 1.344 8.7 0.6 3.4 5.5 1.61
2005 33 FLA NL 1 1 .500 4.94 33 0 1 0 0 0 27.1 29 15 15 2 14 4 16 2 0 1 118 80 1.573 9.5 0.7 4.6 5.3 1.14
2006 34 TEX AL 0 0 5.62 19 0 3 0 0 0 16.0 23 10 10 3 7 0 5 0 0 0 74 82 1.875 12.9 1.7 3.9 2.8 0.71
2007 35 PHI NL 5 2 .714 5.44 61 0 22 0 0 8 49.2 65 31 30 3 27 6 24 1 0 1 236 85 1.852 11.8 0.5 4.9 4.3 0.89
11 Seasons 35 37 .486 4.11 592 0 301 0 0 129 613.0 677 292 280 55 250 45 400 22 2 13 2710 104 1.512 9.9 0.8 3.7 5.9 1.60
162 Game Avg. 4 4 .486 4.11 68 0 35 0 0 15 70 78 34 32 6 29 5 46 3 0 1 311 104 1.512 9.9 0.8 3.7 5.9 1.60
FLA (6 yrs) 19 25 .432 3.86 307 0 193 0 0 102 333.0 369 150 143 32 125 28 214 16 2 6 1461 109 1.483 10.0 0.9 3.4 5.8 1.71
CHC (2 yrs) 5 6 .455 4.86 126 0 72 0 0 19 140.2 149 77 76 12 63 6 112 5 0 1 626 86 1.507 9.5 0.8 4.0 7.2 1.78
PHI (1 yr) 5 2 .714 5.44 61 0 22 0 0 8 49.2 65 31 30 3 27 6 24 1 0 1 236 85 1.852 11.8 0.5 4.9 4.3 0.89
ATL (1 yr) 6 4 .600 2.57 79 0 11 0 0 0 73.2 71 24 21 5 28 5 45 0 0 5 313 168 1.344 8.7 0.6 3.4 5.5 1.61
TEX (1 yr) 0 0 5.62 19 0 3 0 0 0 16.0 23 10 10 3 7 0 5 0 0 0 74 82 1.875 12.9 1.7 3.9 2.8 0.71
NL (10 yrs) 35 37 .486 4.07 573 0 298 0 0 129 597.0 654 282 270 52 243 45 395 22 2 13 2636 104 1.503 9.9 0.8 3.7 6.0 1.63
AL (1 yr) 0 0 5.62 19 0 3 0 0 0 16.0 23 10 10 3 7 0 5 0 0 0 74 82 1.875 12.9 1.7 3.9 2.8 0.71

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1997 25 FLA NL WS W CLE 0 0 0.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 6.1 6 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 25 1.105 8.5 0.0 1.4 7.1 5.00
2003 31 CHC NL NLDS W ATL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 31 CHC NL NLCS L FLA 0 0 0.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 8 1.714 7.7 0.0 7.7 0.0 0.00
2004 32 ATL NL NLDS L HOU 1 0 1.000 4.91 4 0 1 0 0 0 3.2 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 1.091 4.9 0.0 4.9 0.0 0.00
2007 35 PHI NL NLDS L COL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
4 Seasons (5 Series) 1 0 1.000 1.26 12 0 4 0 0 0 14.1 12 2 2 0 5 1 5 0 0 0 56 1.186 7.5 0.0 3.1 3.1 1.00
3 NLDS 1 0 1.000 3.18 6 0 1 0 0 0 5.2 4 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 1.059 6.4 0.0 3.2 0.0 0.00
1 NLCS 0 0 0.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 8 1.714 7.7 0.0 7.7 0.0 0.00
1 WS 0 0 0.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 6.1 6 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 25 1.105 8.5 0.0 1.4 7.1 5.00

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1997 25 FLA NL 16 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 26 FLA NL 56 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1999 27 FLA NL 69 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2000 28 FLA NL 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 MVP-22
2001 29 FLA NL 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2002 30 CHC NL 64 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 257 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
2003 31 CHC NL 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2004 32 ATL NL 76 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 33 FLA NL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2007 35 PHI NL 60 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Seasons 548 15 14 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 .143 .143 .143 .286 -24 2 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -24 1 0 0 0 0 0
FLA (6 yrs) 294 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC (2 yrs) 118 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 257 2 0 0 1 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 60 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
ATL (1 yr) 76 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1997 25 FLA NL WS CLE W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 31 CHC NL NLDS ATL W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 31 CHC NL NLCS FLA L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 32 ATL NL NLDS HOU L 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 35 PHI NL NLDS COL L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons (5 Series) 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 NLDS 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1997 FLA NL 25 P 17 0 25.2 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.40 0.24 .950 1.86 0.52
1998 FLA NL 26 P 58 0 70.2 11 4 6 1 1 .909 1.27 0.17 .964 1.85 0.54
1999 FLA NL 27 P 73 0 77.2 19 5 14 0 2 1.000 2.20 0.26 .947 1.72 0.48
2000 FLA NL 28 P 68 0 70.0 16 1 14 1 1 .938 1.93 0.22 .962 1.74 0.48 MVP-22
2001 FLA NL 29 P 58 0 61.2 14 6 8 0 1 1.000 2.04 0.24 .957 1.75 0.46
2002 CHC NL 30 P 66 0 74.1 18 4 13 1 1 .944 2.06 0.26 .961 1.83 0.48
2003 CHC NL 31 P 60 0 66.1 11 2 8 1 0 .909 1.36 0.17 .964 1.85 0.48
2004 ATL NL 32 P 79 0 73.2 10 3 7 0 0 1.000 1.22 0.13 .960 1.84 0.47
2005 FLA NL 33 P 33 0 27.1 7 3 4 0 2 1.000 2.30 0.21 .957 1.75 0.46
2006 TEX AL 34 P 19 0 16.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.25 0.21 .950 1.58 0.41
2007 PHI NL 35 P 61 0 49.2 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 0.91 0.08 .960 1.69 0.40
11 Seasons P 592 0 613.0 119 31 84 4 8 .966 1.69 0.19 .958 1.78 0.47
11 Seasons TOT 592 0 613.0 119 31 84 4 8 .966 1.69 0.19 .924 1.78 0.47

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Awards (yr-lg-award)
2000-NL-Rolaids Relief

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
2000-NL-22-0%
0.00 Career Shares (1667th)

Games Played s c a p y
1999 NL--73--8th
2004 NL--79--10th
Career--592--188th

Saves s c a p y
2000 NL--45--1st
2001 NL--28--8th
Career--129--85th

Games Finished s c a p y
2000 NL--62--4th
2001 NL--52--9th
2002 NL--55--10th
Career--301--94th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 3 (548), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 8 (1657), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 15 (731), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 1 (1927), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

July 3, 1989: Signed by the Montreal Expos as an amateur free agent.

December 13, 1993: Drafted by the Florida Marlins from the Montreal Expos in the 1993 minor league draft.

March 27, 2002: Traded by the Florida Marlins with Matt Clement to the Chicago Cubs for Jose Cueto (minors), Ryan Jorgensen, Julian Tavarez and Dontrelle Willis.

October 28, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

December 23, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

November 2, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

December 20, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.

November 2, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

February 8, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

June 9, 2006: Released by the Texas Rangers.

January 23, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 30, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1997Florida Marlins$150,000
1998Florida Marlins$175,000
1999Florida Marlins$250,000
2000Florida Marlins$380,000
2001Florida Marlins$2,450,000
2002Chicago Cubs$3,550,000
2003Chicago Cubs$4,000,000
2004Atlanta Braves$1,350,000
2005Florida Marlins$300,000
2006Texas Rangers$2,750,000
2007Philadelphia Phillies$380,000
Career (may be incomplete)$15,735,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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